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Becoming American

A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on our Immigration Experience

Becoming American is a six documentary film viewing and scholar-led discussion series on immigrants and their experiences before, and after arriving in the United States. Immigration is an important hot topic in our country. By viewing the documentary films on immigration history and having open discussion and dialog led by our immigration scholar the honorable emeritus immigration judge Charles Pazar, this timely and relevant series will facilitate a civil debate about immigration and the future of immigration in the United States as well as our Memphis community.

The Century of Immigration (There are two film sessions on this theme.)

Promise and Prejudice

Between Two Worlds: Identity and Acculturation

Help Wanted: Immigration and Work

Family and Community

Immigration and Popular Culture

Becoming American is a City Lore project with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities in collaboration with the Immigration and Ethnic History Society and the International Coalition of the Sites of Conscience.

The Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library of Memphis Public Libraries is the only recipient of this grant in the state of TN.

Judge Charles Pazar. Courtesy of Elizabeth Hoard Photography

Scholar: Our scholar is the honorable emeritus immigration judge Charles Pazar. Judge Pazar was the first Immigration Judge appointed to the Memphis Immigration Court, which opened in 1998. The court hears cases for all of Tennessee, Arkansas, north Mississippi and Kentucky. After an illustrious tenure, Judge Pazar retired in June, 2017. In addition, Judge Pazar has taught Immigration Law as an adjunct professor since 2000 at the University of Memphis and the University of Mississippi.

A project by City Lore in collaboration with the Immigration and Ethnic History Society, and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience. Becoming American has been made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.